Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt

Egypt: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.2%
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
15th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2015
All-time low
0.1%
in 1988
Years of data
16
1988–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, 1988–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251988200320191988: 0.101 % of female labor force in working age1998: 0.109 % of female labor force in working age2005: 0.104 % of female labor force in working age2007: 0.182 % of female labor force in working age2008: 0.179 % of female labor force in working age2009: 0.204 % of female labor force in working age2010: 0.218 % of female labor force in working age2011: 0.215 % of female labor force in working age2012: 0.228 % of female labor force in working age2013: 0.237 % of female labor force in working age2014: 0.238 % of female labor force in working age2015: 0.241 % of female labor force in working age2016: 0.239 % of female labor force in working age2017: 0.232 % of female labor force in working age2018: 0.216 % of female labor force in working age2019: 0.219 % of female labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female labor force in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt peaked at 0.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1988.

That places Egypt 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age) in Egypt, 1988 to 2019.
Year % of female labor force in working age Change
1988 0.1%
1998 0.1% +8.0%
2005 0.1% -4.7%
2007 0.2% +74.4%
2008 0.2% -1.5%
2009 0.2% +13.7%
2010 0.2% +7.1%
2011 0.2% -1.1%
2012 0.2% +5.7%
2013 0.2% +4.0%
2014 0.2% +0.6%
2015 0.2% +0.9%
2016 0.2% -0.8%
2017 0.2% -2.7%
2018 0.2% -7.2%
2019 0.2% +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 4
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 10

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 12 Croatia 0.3% compare
  2. 13 Tunisia 0.2% compare
  3. 14 Rwanda 0.2% compare
  4. 16 Montenegro 0.2% compare
  5. 17 Namibia 0.2% compare
  6. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female in Egypt was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2015.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1988.
How does Egypt rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female?
Egypt ranks 15th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, female (% of female labor force in working age)
Unit
% of female labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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